Wardrobe chair



June 24, 1930.

R. B. SIMPSON WARDROBE CHAIR Filed y 2, 192a w A m umhnww Patented June 24, 1930 B. SIMPSON,.OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI WARDROBE CHAIR Application filed May 2, 1928. Serial No. 274,467.

the following devices that are necessary to keep the principal articles of a mans Ward- IOrobe in proper shape when they are not in use, to wit, a trousers pressing device, a coat form on which a coat will hang free from wrinkles, and shoe trees or shoe forms for receiving a pair of shoes.

5 Another object of the invention is to pro vide a chair of'the general type mentioned, in which the trousers pressing device is convenient to useand of such design that it-will form sharp creases in the leg portions of a pair of trousers and exert apressingaction on said leg portions throughout the entire area of same, without liability of producing wrinkles in the hip portions of the trousers,

Another object is to provide a chair of 5 the general type mentioned, in which the back: of the chair and the trousers pressing device carried by the back, areconstructed and combined in such a manner that they cooperate with each other to produce a coat pressing device comprising a relatively broad, rigid and flat pressing surface for-the back and front portions of a coat, and also comprising a broad shoulder supporting portion and a shaped collar supporting portion '3 which conform to the approximate shape of the shoulders and the collar of the coat and form pressing surfaces for said parts, there-.

by enabling a coat positioned on the back of the chair to be pressed properly by run- I ning a hot iron over the back and front portions of the coat and over the shoulder portions and'collar, 1

'And still another object is to provide a chair of the type-mentioned whose seat is equipped with a sliding drawer for holding shoe shining implements and materials and a shiftable foot rest on which the users shoe can be positioned duringthe operation of cleaning ,or polishing the-same. Other objects and desirable features of my invention will be hereinafter pointed out. p a

Figurel is a front perspective View of a Wardrobe chair constructed in accordance with my invention. v c

Figure 2is a rear perspective view, showing the trousers pressing device in its open position. I

Figure 3 is a front perspective view, illustrating the methodof using the shiftable 6Q foot rest 7 that is normally housed in the drawer under the seat of the chair; and V Figure 4 is a topplan view of the chair with the back shown in horizontal section and with the drawer under the seat open- 1 Referring to the drawingswhich illustrate Y the preferred form of invention, A desig- I nates the seat of the chair, which can be supported either by-a pedestal or by four legs 1. I The back of the chair is constructed so as to serve as a coat form which comprises a relatively broad portion 2 that serves as a supporting surface for the shoulder portions of a coat. At the center of this shoulder supporting portion is an upwardly-projecting part 3that fits inside of the collar ofthe coat and which is shaped so as to conform approximately to the curvature of the collar, thereby cooperating with the portion 2 to. produce a coat form that will maintain the collar'and shoulder portions of the coat in proper shapeand which also, servesas a pressing board onwhich the shoulders and collar of the coat can be pressed properly running a hot iron over the same. The seat of the chair, instead of being joined to the back of the chair throughout the entire transverse width of said seat, as is the usual custom in chairs is combined with the back in such a way that slots or 9 spaces it are provided at the rear edge of the seat for receiving the front portions of .a coat that is positioned on theback of the chair, as shown in Figure 1. In the. form of, my invention hereinillustrated the seat A is joinedto the back, or to the portion of the chair that carries theback, by a web or connecting portion 5 located at the center of the seat and spaced'inwardly farenough from fireside edges of the seat to form relatively lQ deep slots 4 which permit the front portions of the coat to hang straight and free from wrinkles. 7

At the rear side of the back of the chair is a trousers pressing device that co-operates with the shoulder supporting portion 2 and collar portion 3 to form' a complete coat pressing device on which all portions of a coat can be pressed properly with a hot iron, said trousers pressing device comprising broad, rigid and flat pressing surfaces for the back and front portions of the coat. In'

1 ing device the movable member 7 of said device is swung into its open position, as shown in Figure 2, the leg portions of the trousers are then placed together and arranged vertically in engagement with the inner face of the stationary member 6, and thereafter the ,movable member 7 of the pressing device is'moved into its closed position, as shown in Figure 4 and secured or locked by retaining devices 9 of any suitable kind arranged .in spaced relation along the cooperating members 6 and 7. In order that the device will produce sharp creases in the leg portions of the trousers, the inner face of one or both of the members 6 and 7 is constructed so as to compensate for the extra thickness of the side seams of the trouser legs. This can be accomplished by forming vertically-disposed grooves in the inner combined'thickness of the side seams in the trouser legs is considerably greater than the combined thickness of the creased or folded portions of the trouser legs. In other words,

instead of forming the trousers pressing devices from two opposed members having parallel inner faces, the opposed members 6 and 7 of the pressing device of my improved chair have inner faces which are of such shape that they compensate for the side seams of the trouser legs which are twice'a's thick as the creased portions of the legs, thereby insuring the members 6 and"? exerting a clamping pressure on the trouser legs throughout the entire area of same in such a way as to press the legs smoothly and produce sharp creases in the same. In order to prevent the hip portions of the trousers from becoming wrinkled while the trousers are in the pressing device, the lower ends of the members 6 and 7 are cut away at 6 and 7*, as shown in Figure 2.

The seat A of the chair is equipped with arm pieces formed by shoe trees or shoe forms B of any preferred type or design, on which a pair of shoes can be arranged, as shown in Figure 2. Underneath the seat A of the chair is asliding drawer G that is adapted to hold shoe shining implements and materials and equipped with a shiftable foot rest 11 that is adapted to be swung upwardly over the seat of the chair, so as to form a support for the users shoe during the operation of cleaning or polishing the same,- as shown in Figure 3. Normally, the foot rest 11 is housed in the drawer C. Any suitable means can be used to support said foot rest and permit it to be shifted into and out of operative position, the means used for this purpose consisting of a bail-'12 attached to the foot rest 11 and pivotally -mounted in the side pieces of the drawer C in such a way that said foot rest can be arranged fiat upon the bottom of the drawer, as shown in Figure 4;, or swung upwardly into superimposed relation with the seat A of the chair, as shown in Figure 3.

A chair of the construction abovedescribed is convenient to sit in,'a's it is providedwith a seat of usual dimensions, a back and also arm rests, and it performs the dual function of a supporting structure for a suit of clothes and a pair of shoes, and also a trousers pressing device and a pressing device for all portions of a coat.- A coat positioned on the back of the chair will hang free from wrinkles and assume the same shape that it does on the users body, due to the fact that slots 4 are provided at the rear edge of the seat of the chair for receiving the front portions of the coat, and the shoulder and collar portions 2 and 3, respectively, at the top edge of the back are of such form and dimensions that they will hold the shoulder portions and the collar of the coat in proper shape, even though the coat be damp when it is mounted on the coat form of the chair. If the owner desires to press the coat, this can be effected easily simply by running a hot iron over the collar and shoulder portions of the coat and over the backand front portions of the coat, which during the pressing operation, are supported by the broad, flat and rigid surfaces of the trousers pressing device. During the operation of pressing the back of the coat the chair can be tilted forwardly with the top edge of the back of the chair resting upon a bed or other supporting device,- thereby maintaining the ba'ckof the chair in a substantially horizontal position where it serves as a broad support for the back of the coat during the operation of pressing the same. The shoe cleaning paraphernalia contained in the drawer C under the seat of the chair are completely hidden from View, but are always easily available for use, and the shiftable foot rest 11 is so arranged that the users shoe occupies a very convenient position during the operation of cleaning or polishing the same, and moreover, is supported out of contact with the seat of the chair, thereby preventing the seat from becoming marred or scratched.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A mans wardrobe chair, provided with a back equipped with a coat form on which a coat is adapted to be positioned, and a seat whose rear edge is partly separated from the back of the chair by slots or spaces that are adapted to receive the front portions of the coat positioned on the coat form.

2. A mans wardrobe chair, provided with a back equipped with a coat form that is adapted to receive a coat, a seat, and a connection between the seat and the back of the chair constructed so as to provide slots or spaces at the rear edge of the seat which are adapted to receive the front portions of the coat mounted on the coat form.

ROY B. SIMPSON. 

